Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Hello Friends! I have come up with a quick, easy, and fun quilt tutorial for all those wonderful quilters out there! Even if you aren't an expert, this is a quilt that anyone who can sew a straight line can make :)

Line up the strips together and cut the same height of the sayings (approx 3.5"). You will need 2 of 3.5" pieces for each saying - there are 12. You will do 12 pieces of the pink and 12 pieces of the green fabric.

Sew 1 piece onto each side of the saying. Press open.

Measure across the middle of the finished piece. Cut 12 2.5" wide pieces of the pink and 12 pieces of the green fabric.

Layout quilt blocks per the pattern and iron onto the Quilter's Grid. If you would like to see how to use the grid, watch our YouTube video.

Flip and sew each row to complete the quilt top.

Press top nice and flat.

Bast your quilt top to the Luna Loft 80/20 Blend Batting and backing fabric using Basting Spray. If you have never used this AH-MAZING product - order yours today!!!! It will save you SOOO much time, energy, and knees (if you are one to climb around the floor pins your quilt for hours).

Quilt and bind as you desire.

And you are done! This quilt makes a fabulous gift for those in the middle of their treatment and those amazing survivors among us!

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Just recently, our fearless leader Karen celebrated a wonderful birthday milestone (no need to mention which milestone, lol). Her daughters got together and surprised her with Retro-Themed Roller Skating Birthday Party! We had a blast and ACTUALLY managed to surprise her!

Karen, with a few grandkids, singing "Happy Birthday" to her :)

Her husband surprised her with some fun, romantic, reminiscence of the pasts gifts to commemorate her birthday!

Monday, January 5, 2015

Karen has been busy making quilts for 3 of her friends that have been in the
hospital the past few months! She went crazy designing new patterned quilts
as she went. Her first one she made was for Sue… her neighbor and
friend. Sue is fighting esophagus cancer. Karen made her a quilt
with lots of chenille and airplanes (since they live on a runway for
airplanes) their husbands are both pilots… AND of course she added the “Survivors” panel from our Say it with Words…

Next quilt she made for her bestest friend’s (next to her husband,
that is…)
husband, Mark. We all just this past month found out that Mark has lung
cancer… It is a hard and long road to recovery… but he needed to have a quilt
and a pillow that was for him!!! So… Karen made him a “Survivors” panel from our Say it with Words… but used the layer cake precutsfrom Timber Trail Flannel by Holly Taylor …
of course by Moda. Mark and Dianne live in a woodsy area out in the
country and this line was PERFECT FOR THEM.

She combined a few older
flannels to complete his quilt and then made Dianne a “Hers” quilt to
compliment his… she used similar fabrics with the extras from that layer cake…
added a few others and used “Friends Indeed” panel from our Say it with Words…
It turned out great! Still need to make her a pillow to complete the set…
but this is how they look… It’s a card in a quilt!!!
F-O-R-E-V-E-R!

ALSO, check out our newest
line of Whimsical Fabrics with Nurses, Friends, Dogs, Cats, Girls and
more… Our CARD in a QUILT… Say it with WORDS… get your panels off the
website to let your favorite quilts have words of inspiration for that special
someone.

AND for all those travelers or locals, come check us out at our
kitchen store at: “Kaboodles” at 513 W Main Street, Denison, TX 75020
(across from Country Java). It’s a 5,000 sq. foot store of arts, antiques
and MORE!!!!

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Are you looking for a fun and easy Christmas project or gift? Look no further! We have created a beautiful wall hanging using our "Christmas Manger" panel and the Winterlude fabric line by Moda. We have this kit for purchase on our website for $49.99 - it includes everything but the batting!

Friday, November 21, 2014

Sorry we have been away from the blog world for a little while - the ladies of Home a la mode have been traveling all over. In the last 6 weeks, we have been to Oklahoma City for the Affair of the Heart show, and the to Houston for the International Quilt Festival, and we are in Tulsa this weekend for the Affair of the Heart show again :)

We are busy making plans for the upcoming year. We are really looking forward to growing this blog with new, fun product launches, videos & tutorials for quilts and crafts, and much more.

We would LOVE to get your feedback - what would you like to see from Home a la mode? Comment below.. you never know, there might be a prize involved ;)